tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8968186400753903801.post799938581622088796..comments2023-06-12T07:27:45.243-07:00Comments on Jots & Tittles: What Will Be Will Be (?)Genehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15477478722994821078noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8968186400753903801.post-72652015619787685372012-05-26T11:21:16.466-07:002012-05-26T11:21:16.466-07:00Anthony,
While still in my teens I always knew ex...Anthony,<br /><br />While still in my teens I always knew exactly which word I wanted to use when writing a story. Then, as I added more and more words to my vocabulary, I began to ponder as to whether the first word I penned was the one that best said what I wanted it to say. After discovering the Thesaurus, the duration of my pondering over words and phrases lengthened. I could never be sure that something better might be looming just beyond my conscious mental view.<br /><br />Now, at the age where my memory is so much weaker, I depend almost wholly upon the online Thesaurus. And I thank whatever gods may exist for digital technology.<br /><br />Thank you for your motivational comment.<br /><br />GeneGenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15477478722994821078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8968186400753903801.post-13386985795187497842012-05-26T09:16:17.046-07:002012-05-26T09:16:17.046-07:00"Sometimes while revising the first rough dra..."Sometimes while revising the first rough draft of a story I have been known to dwell upon the best choice of a particular word or phrase for way too much longer than would seem necessary to a normal person."<br /><br />Gene,<br /><br />I think it's quite normal to be abnormal. This is especially true for writers.<br /><br />Dwelling upon words is what good writing is all about.<br /><br />AVTAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com